Creed 3 lands glowing reviews thanks to Jonathan Majors’ and Michael B. Jordan’s formidable match-up
The verdicts on Creed 3 are in – and the reviews have been pretty glowing for Michael B. Jordan’s directorial debut. The third movie in the trilogy picks up with Adonis Creed (Jordan) as his personal and family life are thriving. However, things get more complicated with the arrival of his childhood friend Damian (Jonathan Majors), fresh off a stint in prison and eager to prove his boxing prowess.
Total Film’s Matt Maytum gave the movie four stars, calling it a "fresh and confident directorial debut" for Jordan. Plenty of other reviews have been similarly glowing for the Rocky offshoot. Read on for what the critics had to say about Creed 3 below.
"While the film might occasionally miss Philadelphia pugilist Rocky’s punchy philosophical idioms, it’s a credit to Jordan as director/star that Rocky’s absence isn’t too keenly felt; his Creed 2 fist-bump sign-off ("It’s your time") having legitimized his exit in story terms. And this story is very much Donnie’s, as his latest opponent gives him plenty to tussle with inside and outside the ring (drawing poignancy from his own background, rather than Rocky’s). The traditional underdog element is flipped: this time it’s the rival clawing his way up against the odds."
"While shrugs are still being felt across the globe after last week’s lackluster Ant-Man threequel, next week offers up a much-needed balm, a rare sequel that comes close to restoring one’s faith in the worth and legitimacy of the franchise as a concept, the latest chapter in what might well be the best we have right now."
"Majors, already man of the hour thanks to his recent, formidable entry into Marvel’s cinematic universe, is even more impressive here. He’s taken a molotov cocktail of a character, all arrogance
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